Bob Dylan Meets Pope Leo XIV in Private Vatican Audience
Dylan met the pope at the Vatican on Wednesday, trading a rosary for a copy of Chronicles: Volume One, a day before his Rome tour date.
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Private Equity Turns to Indie Labels After Big Catalog Deals
Institutional money is moving past nine-figure songwriter catalogs and making increasingly frequent offers for masters at small independent labels.
Bob Dylan Announces ‘The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings’
The 39-CD archival box collects 371 previously unreleased tracks from the second leg of Dylan’s 1976 tour, with a separate Fort Worth show arriving on vinyl.
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Plays Full Dylan Set as Bon Dylan at Eaux Claires Return
Eaux Claires came back after an eight-year absence with a 16-song survey of Bob Dylan’s catalog led by Justin Vernon. A surprise solo fill-in set for Kevin Morby added its own intimate pull.
Bob Dylan’s Touring Guitarists Continue to Rotate as Jad Tariq Steps In
At a Cincinnati show Friday, Bob Dylan introduced yet another guitarist, Memphis-based Jad Tariq, becoming the 36th to join his touring band. The move follows a spate of recent lineup changes.
Bob Dylan’s Shifting Band Adds Memphis Blues Guitarist J. Jad Tariq
Bob Dylan’s touring lineup continues to evolve, with Memphis-based blues guitarist J. Jad Tariq stepping in for the Cincinnati show as Julian Lage departs for European dates.
Margo Price Drops Protest Mixtape ‘Days of Unrest’ for July 4th
Timed to the 250th anniversary of American independence, the release pairs sharp covers with a clear political intent — including a studio collaboration with Joan Baez.
Bob Dylan on Outliving the Clocks and Running Out of Illusions
As Donald Trump turned 80, the New York Times asked notable octogenarians about the best and worst of entering that decade. Dylan, now 85, gave an unsparing reflection on clarity, regret, and the peculiar stillness of time.
Bob Dylan Revives “I Shall Be Released” After 18-Year Absence
During his Rough And Rowdy Ways Tour stop in Eugene, Oregon, Bob Dylan performed “I Shall Be Released” for the first time since 2008, ending a set that spanned his own deep catalog and vintage covers.
Springsteen’s Dylan Covers Get a First-Time Addition With ‘I Shall Be Released’
At a New Jersey benefit concert earlier this month, Bruce Springsteen performed “I Shall Be Released” for the first time in his career, a new page in a songbook of Dylan covers that stretches back over five decades.